another poop question! ff babies

Baby boy is 3.5 weeks. Pooped great when was BF but had to stop at 2 weeks. Been giving a couple BM bottles a day w/ what I had pumped. So his formula seemed to make him spit up a bit and he started struggling/ straining when time to poop or trying to pass gas :(. So I got gas drops. Helped some. Decided to switch him to a gassy /fussiness formula. Still having to use gas drops at times, but now it seems he is pooping less! Today he had 2 poops but they were huge and its been prob 12 hours. He's not gone 12 hours w/o pooping, ever!! Is it normal for ff babies to have poops slow down or do I need to look at switching formula again? Just one more thing to add to the disappointment in myself for not being able to handle BF. :(

Baby boy is 3.5 weeks. Pooped great when was BF but had to stop at 2 weeks. Been giving a couple BM bottles a day w/ what I had pumped. So his formula seemed to make him spit up a bit and he started struggling/ straining when time to poop or trying to pass gas :(. So I got gas drops. Helped some. Decided to switch him to a gassy /fussiness formula. Still having to use gas drops at times, but now it seems he is pooping less! Today he had 2 poops but they were huge and its been prob 12 hours. He's not gone 12 hours w/o pooping, ever!! Is it normal for ff babies to have poops slow down or do I need to look at switching formula again? Just one more thing to add to the disappointment in myself for not being able to handle BF. :(

My dd is formula and she poops once or twice a day. Breast fed babies poop more since breast milk is easier to digest. Don't feel guilty. I stopped breastfeeding too. You have to do what makes you happy. Something that is so natural is not as easy as it sounds.

My dd is formula and she poops once or twice a day. Breast fed babies poop more since breast milk is easier to digest. Don't feel guilty. I stopped breastfeeding too. You have to do what makes you happy. Something that is so natural is not as easy as it sounds.

I have had the same thing with my son who is 3 weeks old. He is ff and he gets super gassy esp at night feeds. He went two days without pooping and seemed uncomfortable so changed formula this has helped but he still is gassy however doc says that thus is common as there digestive systems still need to develop - its so frustrating as they seem in pain and there's nothing you can do

I have had the same thing with my son who is 3 weeks old. He is ff and he gets super gassy esp at night feeds. He went two days without pooping and seemed uncomfortable so changed formula this has helped but he still is gassy however doc says that thus is common as there digestive systems still need to develop - its so frustrating as they seem in pain and there's nothing you can do

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